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Holly Brand says her daughter's excitement when she received a new puppy didn't last long when her boyfriend Lemontrae Bible started starting hurting the dog."He had pistol whipped her and actually had broken a tooth," Brand said.Brand said the abuse started when the puppy peed on the floor."I don't think a real human that has feelings for anything can do something like that," Brand said.Police found the puppy, named Halsey, while responding to a house where Brand's daughter accidentally shot herself. Halsey was taken to VCA Advanced Veterinary Care and seen by Dr. Johnny Cross."Through the process of multiple diagnostic tests, we've realized that this has probably been going on for a while," Cross said. "More than one incident."Halsey had multiple skull fractures and broken ribs, including a broken jaw."It's amazing to see the resiliency these little dogs show," Cross said. "I mean, she's such a sweet little dog, and the fact that she still has the personality that she does despite what she's been through."Halsey is now recovering in the care of Tara Harris with Every Dog Counts Rescue, who will eventually help her find a forever home.Harris stressed the importance of reporting animal abuse."If there is a voiceless victim that you know is being injured, whether that's a child or a puppy or an elderly person, if they don't have their own voice it's really important people contact authorities to help them," Harris said.It's something Holly Brand wishes she had done sooner. Now she just wants Bible out of her daughter's life and in jail to pay for his crimes."It's awful," Brand said. "He needs to be punished."

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Holly Brand says her daughter's excitement when she received a new puppy didn't last long when her boyfriend Lemontrae Bible started starting hurting the dog.

"He had pistol whipped her and actually had broken a tooth," Brand said.

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Brand said the abuse started when the puppy peed on the floor.

"I don't think a real human that has feelings for anything can do something like that," Brand said.

Police found the puppy, named Halsey, while responding to a house where Brand's daughter accidentally shot herself. Halsey was taken to VCA Advanced Veterinary Care and seen by Dr. Johnny Cross.

"Through the process of multiple diagnostic tests, we've realized that this has probably been going on for a while," Cross said. "More than one incident."

Halsey had multiple skull fractures and broken ribs, including a broken jaw.

"It's amazing to see the resiliency these little dogs show," Cross said. "I mean, she's such a sweet little dog, and the fact that she still has the personality that she does despite what she's been through."

Halsey is now recovering in the care of Tara Harris with Every Dog Counts Rescue, who will eventually help her find a forever home.

Harris stressed the importance of reporting animal abuse.

"If there is a voiceless victim that you know is being injured, whether that's a child or a puppy or an elderly person, if they don't have their own voice it's really important people contact authorities to help them," Harris said.

It's something Holly Brand wishes she had done sooner. Now she just wants Bible out of her daughter's life and in jail to pay for his crimes.